It is so easy to get caught up in the hustle and bustle of the holiday season and lose sight of everything joyful and wonderful that is right in front of us.

Can you relate?

In this morning's Mondays with Meg live video, Rosemary Radford of Garden Key Co. and I chat very honestly about what it really looks like to Let Your Heart Be Light in the midst of ll the busy and all of the emotions we’re faced with toward the end of the year.

Talking time and space to know the ins and outs of who you authentically are at your core, aligning the rest of your life to who that is, and refining and growing your life through this lens is how we all are able to step into our own unique magic and give this world exactly who we were created to be and become.

I was thrilled to have my dear friend Dannielle “D” Alphonse from Be You & Thrive and the ‘The Practice of Living as we Intend’ podcast on Mondays with Meg with me today as my special guest. We have become virtual soul sisters this past year as we have gotten to know each other and I love that she is so passionate about helping women live their very best life.

Navigating friendships…. especially Best Friendships, as adult women is challenging but also so rewarding. With all of the demands on our time between family, job, hobbies, volunteering, etc…. not only can it be a challenge making time for your best friendships, but also to even know where to begin to start even looking for a best friend.

Can you relate?

So, I grabbed my bestie Amy Kuntz and asked her to have some real talk with us today all about finding and being a best friend. We shared how WE met, we answered some of your biggest questions and we shared some authentic, in-depth conversation with you about these 7 tips to make solid gold best friendships as adults:

Dear friend…. please hear me that living in a state jealousy is a complete waste of time, but I know it is something we all succumb to at some point or another. It doesn’t help you get what you want. It doesn’t help you become stronger, smarter, more successful, or happier. All it does is keep you stuck in a place of negativity.

Confidence is like a muscle. It’s something that needs training consistently over a period of time, using these hacks regularly in order to build your self-esteem. Like going to the gym on a consistent basis to keep your body fit, you’ll need to practice these hacks regularly in order to keep your mind in shape and to keep building this new muscle.

You and I are faced with thousands of choices every single day. While it might sound strange to think of intentionally making the chose for JOY a priority, in some moments and circumstances, that can make all the difference.

In this morning's Mondays with Meg live video, Rosemary Radford of Garden Key Co. and I chat very honestly about what joy is, where it comes from, how to fight for it and how to make it a priority in your life daily to choose it.

I know it can be challenging.... I know it can feel uncomfortable.... I know it can be hard to change this habit.

...but I promise that if you just begin THIS WEEK to make this a priority to even just give yourself as little as 15 minutes devoted entirely to filling yourself back up, you will get the momentum started to begin to make this a new habit.

And I want that so much for you (and your loves) because you are soooooo WORTH IT!